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HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE

A household is defined as one or more people living in a residence. A family is more than one person living together, either married or of the same bloodline. The head of a household is one of the people who owns or rents the residence and was indicated first on the Census questionnaire.

The tendency for people to marry at an older age and the number of married people getting divorced may have contributed to the overall drop in married couples. Also, it may more culturally acceptable for people to not get married at all or to have non-traditional relationships.

Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 1,586 100.00% 1,429 100.00%
Married Couple 996 62.80% 826 57.80%
With Children* 436 27.49% 324 22.67%
Without Children* 560 35.31% 502 35.13%
Female Householder, no spouse 83 5.23% 75 5.25%
With Children* 48 3.03% 46 3.22%
Without Children* 35 2.21% 29 2.03%
Male Householder, no spouse 33 2.08% 36 2.52%
With Children* 14 0.88% 20 1.40%
Without Children* 19 1.20% 16 1.12%
Non-Family Households 474 29.89% 492 34.43%
Living Alone 453 28.56% 470 32.89%
Two or More Persons 21 1.32% 22 1.54%

*In this table, children are people under age 18.

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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